Well, OK, not that different. I'm not sure why I always end up in Waterstones on a Saturday morning - seems to have become a bit habitual. Since they eased up on HQ telling them what to display and where (at least a little bit) I've found a fair few things that have been impressive. This weekend, I picked up a copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Yep - it sounds as lame as they come but is parked right next to, if not directly on top of Catcher in the Rye - only for the Nirvana generation. Go find it - it's a one sitting read... and if it's any help, Chbosky is the guy that co-created the Jericho TV series. Not that this is anything like that but at least his credentials are good.
I also dropped by the comic store on the way back to the car and picked up a book called The Bronx Kill (Peter Milligan) which is one of those Vertigo crime/graphic/novel affairs (like the Rankin/Hellblazer Dark Entries). Not started it yet because I'd forgotten that I bought it and found it about 20 minutes ago in a bag with Saturday's paper and a box of tea bags in it... shall report in due course.
Now that new day job is starting to settle down and I am master of at least three different time zones, the fog's starting to clear and I should be able to start picking up the pieces of where I was a month ago.
First port of call - Dennis and Charlotte! (That counts as fair warning in my book).
Things accomplished in fiction: A lot of reading (does that count?) - did have an idea about writing a story about a guy who can't stay out of bookstores though.
Things accomplished in real life: Looked at an awful lot of skin...
Other: Found out that there is a fencing club not 10 miles from home on a Wednesday evening. Major cause for excitement - odds on forgetting this by tomorrow? High.
